Prevalence of Abuse and Violence Before, During, and After Pregnancy in a National Sample of Canadian Women.

Objectives. We describe the prevalence of abuse before, during, and after pregnancy among a national population-based sample of Canadian new mothers. Methods. We estimated prevalence, frequency, and timing of physical and sexual abuse, identified category of perpetrator, and examined the distributio...

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Published in:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 102; no. 10; pp. 1893 - 1902
Main Authors: Daoud, Nihaya, Urquia, Marcelo L., O¿Campo, Patricia, Heaman, Maureen, Janssen, Patricia A., Smylie, Janet, Thiessen, Kellie
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Public Health Association Oct2012
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